How to Visit Elephant Falls in Dalat Independently
An easy 2019 guide to visiting Elephant Falls in Dalat independently… Read more
Getting Back to Ourselves in Da Lat
How we got back to feeling ourselves in the beautiful town of Da Lat… Read more
The Pain of Phnom Penh
It is said that Phnom Penh is the ‘Pearl of Asia’. I’m not sure I’d agree with such an elegant description, as Cambodia’s capital city is anything but elegant, though our journey here was certainly worthwhile. Phnom Penh is a bustling capital city in the developing world, so it is hot, dirty and smelly, anyone who says otherwise … Read more
Angkor What?
Experiencing the human side of Siem Reap Many people told us to expect Cambodia to be a little rough… A corrupt border, hostile people, scam artists and rubbish food. What we have encountered instead have been the kindest people we have met, great and ample food, beautiful scenery and a rich (if painful) history. I deeply hope that … Read more
Bangkok to Siem Reap by TravelMart Bus
There are many ways to get from Bangkok to Siem Reap, a journey many people make every day. This post won’t review the selection, rather share our experience of TravelMart BKK and in particular how to use this safe and comfortable bus to get across the Cambodian border in the easiest and most inexpensive way possible. At the … Read more
A Little Bit of Bangkok
Bangkok was our first destination, largely due to it being a convenient big city with facilities, good accomodation and cheap flights, serving as the travellers hub for South East Asia. We’d decided to spend 3 nights there to get over the worst of the jetlag and culture shock, as well as to get a taste for Thailand before … Read more
Displacement
When talking to people and reading about going travelling, we heard that there were likely to be a couple of difficult times. One on first arrival at a country very different to home, and one a month or two in when it really sinks in that this isn’t just a holiday. When leaving for this trip and discussing … Read more
Packed!
We are all packed to go! The decisions as to what to take with us have been difficult, wanting to strike the balance between taking what we will want, but not too much. Everyone we’ve spoken to and everything we’ve read has said that they got a couple of months in and regretted taking so much stuff, deciding … Read more
Goodbyes & Expectations
Today we said goodbye to my Mum and Dad; Ness bid farewell to her parents over the last week. Just some friends and siblings to go over the next few days before we leave on Tuesday. Saying goodbye to our friends and family has been an interesting experience in itself. The first thing we keep telling ourselves and … Read more
What’s the Plan?
There can be only one subject for our first post, the question we’ve been asked more than any other over the last 4 years – what’s the plan? We set off on Tuesday 2 July for Bangkok. We will spend a few nights there before moving off to Cambodia. After seeing Angkor Wat and visiting Pnom Penh, we … Read more